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Assassins through the Ages Trivia Quiz

Throughout history, some of our greatest leaders have been killed. From the choices, pick the actual assassin.

A multiple-choice quiz by nyirene330. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
nyirene330

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
304,953

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1649

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: matthewpokemon (9/10), Fiona112233 (6/10), Guest 92 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Let's start with one of the earliest recorded assassinations in 336 BC of Philip II of Macedon. Who stabbed him? Hint

Thracymachus

Attalus

Pausanius

Parmenio

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Question 2 of 10

2. Name one of the killers of Julius Caesar in 44 BC. Hint

Mark Antony

Gaius Octavius

Cassius

Suetonius

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was responsible for the death of James A. Garfield in 1881? Hint

Allen Thurman

Roscoe Conkling

Charles Guiteau

James G. Blaine

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the anarchist who shot President William McKinley in Buffalo in 1901? Hint

Jonathan Wallace

Shelby Cullum

Lawrence T. Neal

Leon Czolgosz

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo in 1914? Hint

Karl Kraus

Onno Klopp

Gavrilo Princip

Ernst von Hohenberg

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Question 6 of 10

6. Nicholas II of Russia and his family were "executed" in 1918 by whom? Hint

Yakov Yurovsky

Ivan Karitonov

Eugene Botkin

Alexei Trupp

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who murdered Indian leader Mohandas K. Gandhi in 1948? Hint

Nathuram Godse

Badshah Khan

Sardar Patel

Sheikh Mehtab

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who fired the shot which killed Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat on
October 6, 1981? Hint

Omar Abdel-Rahman

Abd al-Hamid Kishk

Ayman al-Zawahiri

Khalid Islambouli

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was claimed to have gunned down Philippine leader Benigno Aquino, Jr. on August 21, 1983? Hint

Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr.

Rolando Galman

Jovito Salonga

Corazon Agrava

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was believed to be responsible for the death, in 2007, of former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto? Hint

All of these

Baitullah Mehsud

Mustafa Abu al-Yazid

Lashkar i Jhangvi

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Let's start with one of the earliest recorded assassinations in 336 BC of Philip II of Macedon. Who stabbed him?

Answer: Pausanius

The murder took place at the grand wedding of Philip's daughter, Cleopatra. Philip's son was to be known as Alexander the Great.

2. Name one of the killers of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.

Answer: Cassius

Cassius was just one of Caesar's assassins when, on the Ides of March, he was stabbed 23 times. "Et tu, Brute?"

3. Who was responsible for the death of James A. Garfield in 1881?

Answer: Charles Guiteau

James Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, died from blood poisoning and pneumonia. He is one of only three presidents to predecease their mothers (with Polk and Kennedy being the other two).

4. Who was the anarchist who shot President William McKinley in Buffalo in 1901?

Answer: Leon Czolgosz

Although McKinley was shot twice, he began to recover after surgery, only to die eight days later from gangrene surrounding his wounds.

5. Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo in 1914?

Answer: Gavrilo Princip

The Archduke was killed by one of a group of assassins known as "The Black Hand". This is widely seen as the one of the factors that triggered for World War I.

6. Nicholas II of Russia and his family were "executed" in 1918 by whom?

Answer: Yakov Yurovsky

It is believed his death was orchestrated from Moscow by Lenin and the Bolsheviks. The other three incorrect choices were all part of Tsar Nicholas' staff and were murdered with him.

7. Who murdered Indian leader Mohandas K. Gandhi in 1948?

Answer: Nathuram Godse

Gandhi was known for his "non-violent" teachings, and was given the title Mahatma, which is Sanskrit for "Great Soul".

8. Who fired the shot which killed Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat on October 6, 1981?

Answer: Khalid Islambouli

Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were awarded the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty.

9. Who was claimed to have gunned down Philippine leader Benigno Aquino, Jr. on August 21, 1983?

Answer: Rolando Galman

After the assassination, Aquino's widow Corazon (Cory) Aquino was thrust into the public eye and campaigned against Ferdinand Marcos. The Filipino people refused to accept the allegedly fraudulent outcome of the election, leading to Marcos' exile and Cory's assuming the seat of power.

10. Who was believed to be responsible for the death, in 2007, of former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto?

Answer: All of these

Benazir Bhutto was the first woman to be elected to lead a Muslim state and Pakistan's first female prime minister.

Source: Author nyirene330

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